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State Government Press Releases

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Providence, RI – Today a delegation led by Governor Lincoln D. Chafee met with JetBlue CEO Dave Barger and other senior JetBlue executives in a continuing effort to encourage the carrier to start service at T. F. Green Airport. The delegation of state business leaders and elected officials...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today joined with Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and House Speaker Gordon Fox in the heart of Providence’s Knowledge District to announce the nominees for the seven-member I-195 Redevelopment District Commission. The commission, which was established...
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announces the following staff assignments. Christine Hunsinger, who had served as Director of Legislative Affairs, will be the Director of Communications. Michael F. Trainor, who had served as Director of Communications and Press Secretary, has...
07/15/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah this afternoon, where he will join with the majority of his fellow Governors from across the country for the National Governors Association’s (NGA) 103rd Annual Meeting. The conference, which takes place Friday...
07/11/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today signed into law H 5994 and S 0114: “An Act Relating to Public Property and Works,” authorizing the sale of surplus property in the I-195 area and establishing the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission. One of Governor Chafee’s top...
07/06/2011
Providence, RI – On Saturday, July 2, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed House bill 5680 A and Senate bill 0400 A, both titled “An Act Relating to Elections – Voter Identification.” The so-called “Voter ID” legislation, which was introduced on behalf of Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis,
06/29/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today pardoned John Gordon, an Irish immigrant who was hanged in 1845 for the murder of Amasa Sprague. Gordon’s infamous trial and subsequent execution have become part of Rhode Island lore, with many believing he was wrongfully convicted. In a...
06/22/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today his choice of Janice E. DeFrances, Ed.D, to serve as Director of the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF). “Rhode Island children and families deserve the best advocates and caretakers available, and I believe we have...
06/21/2011
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today his selection of Michael Fine, MD as the recommended candidate for the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health. “Dr. Fine brings to this position more than 25 years of experience as a primary care physician, and has been...
06/15/2011
Cranston, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced today that Rhode Islanders interested in signing up for new Red Sox logo license plates can now submit pre-order information to the Red Sox Foundation. Those who submit their name, telephone number, and e-mail address...